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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Jin-ming's response when De-hong visited him at his boarding school?
(a) He would not acknowledge her as his mother.
(b) He clung to her side and cried.
(c) He took her on a tour of his school.
(d) He was afraid to show too much affection and be considered weak.

2. In what was Yu-Fang's father buried?
(a) An old suitcase.
(b) A pit of bodies.
(c) A cedar box.
(d) A fancy urn.

3. About what does Wang Yu ask De-hong for permission to write the Communist leaders?
(a) To move to her unit.
(b) To talk about love.
(c) To study under her father.
(d) To remove her mother from the "watch list."

4. Why did Dr. Xia's son have to run away, never to be heard from again?
(a) He was tired of the harsh life in the city and fled to find a simpler existence.
(b) He was labeled a thought criminal.
(c) He was spreading Communist literature.
(d) He failed to bow to a Japanese boy.

5. Why is De-hong's wet nurses husband in jail?
(a) He let his wife bathe in warm water.
(b) He was caught spreading anti-Communist literature.
(c) He was an old Kuomintang officer.
(d) He was an opium dealer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who allows De-hong to read novels, attend the cinema, and wear colored blouses under her uniform?

2. Why did Lin's husband pass her around to family members?

3. What is Chang Shou-yu's nickname for Er-hong?

4. What did De-hong think was the most delicious treat from her father?

5. What happened to the Japanese people who remained in China after they had been defeated?

(see the answer key)

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